Category Archives: 42 Seconds

42 Seconds to Happiness is the new series of videos that deal with situations in life that you can relate too. There are many chapters in this series and they set out to touch upon topics and characters that you can relate too in life. Take a moment to watch some of the chapters in the “42 Seconds to Happiness” video series.

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42 Seconds of Happiness | Chapter Two | The Dinner II
Warning some episodes have strong language!
Published on Sep 8, 2012 WritersImprovStudio
The Dinner continues... Will Tomas and Alis find back together? What does their breakup mean to their friends?
4 couples. 6 friends. 5 affairs. 42 seconds of happiness.
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42 Seconds of Happiness | Chapter Twenty Eight | Alis and Ben Warning some episodes have strong language!
Published on Mar 30, 2013 by WritersImprovStudio
Alis returns home to an empty apartment. Someone walked in with a key and took everything. She seems to know who it was.
4 couples. 6 friends. 5 love stories. 1 intruder. 42 seconds of happiness.
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42 Seconds of Happiness | Chapter Twenty Three | Marc and Alis III
Warning some episodes have strong language!
Published on Feb 23, 2013 WritersImprovStudio
'Why did you get married?' 'Because I was alone.' 'What happened?' 'I grew up.' After her scary interview by the court psychologist, Alis meets don't-you just-wish-for-a-delete-button-on-your-pa­st-Marc. Is she alone again? And what does it mean, being alone?
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42 Seconds of Happiness | Chapter Twelve | Marc and Alis I
Warning some episodes have strong language!
Published on Dec 1, 2012 WritersImprovStudio
"It just felt right, even if it was wrong." So Marc and Alis meet again. And again. So what is this? Fun? An escape from things that are no longer fun? How are you dealing with this? Why does your wife keep calling? Questions and lies and qualms start taking over.
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42 Seconds of Happiness | Chapter Twenty Two | When Others Decide Warning some episodes have strong language!
Published on Feb 16, 2013 WritersImprovStudio
Guilt, pride, competition, roles, habits, preconceptions... the list of obstacles to happiness is endless - is happiness even possible? In an unusual chapter, which combines a scene, the characters' confessions and a 'dialogue' after the characters have witnessed each other's confessions, Read more [...]

42 Seconds of Happiness | Chapter Twenty Seven | Vineke Warning some episodes have strong language!
Published on Mar 23, 2013 WritersImprovStudio
Vineke and Peter are having a party. So, whom should they invite: Tomas or Alis?
4 couples. 6 friends. 5 love stories. 1 intruder. 42 seconds of happiness.
Featuring the ensemble of the Writers Improv Studio, 42 Seconds of Happiness is a web series made from improvisations which examine with tender honesty Read more [...]

42 Seconds of Happiness | Chapter Twenty Five | Friends and Family Warning some episodes have strong language!
Published on Mar 9, 2013 WritersImprovStudio
'Then you have the money thing, and the lawyers start coming in and out...' In a set-up you would not experience as such in the real world, but which is part of the way we are working here, Tomas' and Alis' friends and family witness the couple's interviews by the court psychologist - and Read more [...]

42 Seconds of Happiness | Chapter Twenty Four | Strong Opinions Warning some episodes have strong language!
Published on Mar 2, 2013 WritersImprovStudio
'I didn't lie, you know,' says Tomas after the interview by the court psychologist - and smiles. Does he believe the story he is telling? The story of Alis being an absent mother? Later: 'I still to this day can't even describe the betrayal.' Is that where his strong opinions come from? A character's Read more [...]

42 Seconds of Happiness | Chapter Twenty | What's good for me, is great for you
Warning some episodes have strong language!
Published on Jan 26, 2013 WritersImprovStudio
Guilt, pride, competition, roles, habits, preconceptions... the list of obstacles to happiness is endless - is happiness even possible? In an unusual chapter, which combines a scene, the characters' confessions and a 'dialogue' after the characters have witnessed each other's confessions, Read more [...]

Warning some episodes have strong language!
Published on Jan 19, 2013 WritersImprovStudio
'Let's try to see what's best for your child,' says the mediator, but Alis and Tomas disagree on what's best for Sam. How could they not? They have stopped calling each other sweetheart, and now they disagree on almost everything. How do parents end up in court, fighting a child custody battle? Watch it happening to Tomas and Alis, as hurt, anger and frustration Read more [...]

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